While the World Cup group stages raged on, the MLS was back underway at home in the States. Now, the league is hoping soccer fever will draw focus onto the second half of the season, Brent Latham writes.

While the World Cup group stages raged on, the MLS was back underway at home in the States. Now, the league is hoping soccer fever will draw focus onto the second half of the season, Brent Latham writes.

Brent Latham recaps the United States' opening 3-0 win against the Czech Republic at the under-17 World Cup. The score probably didn't reflect how close the game was, but it was still an impressive effort.

When Qatar won the bid for the 2022 World Cup, the response rang out: Qatar? Really? But the small, weathly country has slowly been making a name for itself in international soccer with a program that may have helped Qatar score the winning bid, writes Brent Latham.